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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1911. 1,O34;,1 93.

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0. R. BUCK.

MOTOR.

APPLIQATI' ON FILED JUNE 13, 1911.

Patented July 30; 1912.

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OLIVER R. BUCK, OF I-IOTCHKISS, COLORADO.

MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1912.

Application filed June 13, 1911. Serial No. 632,917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER E. Book, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hotchkiss, in the county of Delta and State of Colorado,have invented new and useful Improvements in Motors, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to motors and to one designed particularly foruse in connection with the sign as disclosed in my copendingapplication, filed December 31, 1910, Serial Number 600,306, the objectof the invention being to provide a motor embodying a discharge tube, anabsorbent collecting element, and a movable member disposed between thedischarge tube. and the collecting element and designed to receive itspower through adhesion from the discharge tube.

In the drawings, forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views:Figure 1 is a front view of the motor showing the same in use inconnection with a sign. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same. Fig. .3 is asection on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. A is a section through a portion ofthe tank and through one of the valves. Fig. 5 is a section through thesupporting standard showing the manner of connecting the attractingelement therefor. Fig. 6 is a section through the filling opening of thetank and strainer. Fig. 7 is a section through the balance rod andbearing showing the manner of connecting the former thereto.

The motor comprises a suitable frame, preferably the one shown at 1 inthe drawings. The frame comprises a base 2 having a vertically extendingfront 3 in which is formed a view opening l. At the top, the

frame is provided with a horizontally disposed tank 5 in the top ofwhich is a filling opening 6. A removable cap 7 closes the opening so asto prevent the entrance thereinto of foreign matter. A strainer 8extends downwardly into the receptacle from the opening, and as shown,the strainer comprises a suitable fabric receptacle 9 whose upper edgeis secured between the clamping rings 10 and 11. The ring 10 is formedof a series of tongues 12 which are bent into overlapping engagementwith the ring 11 so as to hold both rings operatively applied to theupper open end of the receptacle. When the receptacle is operativelyassociated with the tank 5 the ring 10 is seated against the shoulder 13in the tank so as to prevent the strainer from being accidentallydropped int-o the tank as will be understood.

At each side of the opening 4 in the front 3 of the frame is a removablereceptacle 14 and extending partly over the receptacle is a piece ofcheese-cloth 15 or other suitable absorbent material to forma collectorfor a purpose to be hereinafter described. The absorbent material issecured to the receptacle by means of a suitable clamping band 16. Atthe top, and near one of the longitudinal edges the receptacle 1A isformed with a longitudinally extending leaf spring 17.

A depending hook 18 is secured to the bottom of the tank 5 immediatelyin line with the central portion of the opening 1 in the front 3, and asshown, this hook removably supports the sign 19 which consistspreferably of a ring stamped from flat sheet material and having thedesired descriptive matter on its front side. At the rear side, the ringis formed to provide an annular bead 20 which is engaged with thesupporting hook 18 so as to hold the sign centrally with respect to theview opening in the front 3 of the frame. A supporting standard 21extends upwardly from the base 2 of the frame and at the upper end, thestandard is provided with a bearing 22. This bearing is preferablymounted on a forwardly extending portion 23 of the standard, and asillustrated, the bearing is disposed immediately at the center of thesign when the sign is operatively supported on the hook 18. A movableattracting element is supported by the standard, and as illustrated, itcomprises a ring 25 formed of flat material and providing a circular continuous portion 26 which is formed with an annular series of openings 27to register with the characters of the sign on movement of theattracting element. A balance rod 28 is secured to the attractingelement on the rear side thereof, and as shown, such balance rod isformed at its center with a balance pin 29 which is of substantially V-form in vertical section so as to present a knife edge. The balance pin29 is mounted in the bearing 22 on the forwardly extending portion 23 ofthe standard which rises from the'base 2 so as to provide most perfeetmeans whereby the rod can be rocked brought into the desired butnormally balanced so as to assume 'ahorizontal position. The rod isextended at: each end outwardly beyond the attracting element and ateach extremity is formed a' horizontal eye 30 or weight-carryingelement. Immediately adjacent the eye the rod is formed with anobstruction 31 which is substantially of V-form, the purpose of whichwill be hereinafter described.

Near each end, the tank 5 is provided at its bottom with a valve 32having a depending nipple 33 to which is secured a tube 34 constitutinga substantially capillary discharge tube. The discharge tube preferablycomprises a short rubber tube which is formed on its lower surface toprovide a relatively flat face 35. The valve may be of any well knownconstruction which may be found most desirable for the purpose intended,but as illustrated, it is provided with a turning plug 36 whose port-waymay be registration with the tube. The tank 5 is designed for thereception of water or any other liquid and the 'valves'at the oppositeends of the tank are located immediately above the receptacles l4.

g In operation of the motorherein described and shown, the sign isoperatively supported by the hook 18, after which the attracting elementis mounted in its bearing on the supporting standard 21 so as to bedisposed immediately in front of the sign. -When the attracting elementis operatively supported on the standard the eye portions orweight-carrying elements at the ends of the balance rod are disposedimmediately beneath the discharge tubes on the valves. The dischargetubes as herein previously termed on the discharge ends of the valvesare of a construction which will permit the water discharged from thevalves to collect or accumulate in the lower ends of the tubes and onthe flat lower surfaces thereof through capillary attraction andadhesion so'that when the eye portions of the attracting element come incontact with the discharge ends of the tubesthe water accu1nulated'bythe tubes will be taken up bythe eye portions of the attracting elementand through the weight of the water the element will-be rocked. Therocking movement of the attraetingelement causes an alternatingcontactof the eye portions with therespective discharge tubes as will beunderstood. The absorbent material coverings for the receptacles 14 aredisposed in the path ofv travel of the eye portions of the attractingelement so that the water'on the attracting element will be taken up bythe absorbent material. The spring at the top-of each receptacle 14 isdisposed in the path of the eye portion of the attracting element so asto engage the same to cause a rebounding ac tion to assist theattracting element to obtain a reverse movement. By providing theobstruction on the balance rod of the attracting element the water willbe held against flowing longitudinally onto the rod.

lVhile the motor described herein is de signed primarily for use inconnection with a sign of the character set forth, it will be understoodthat the motor may be put to any use where motion is to be applied to amovable element, shaft or the like.

I claim:

1. A motor comprising a capillary discharge tube, a collector, and amember movable between the discharge tube and collector respectively.

2. A motor comprising a capillary discharge tube, an absorbent element,and a member movable between thedischarge tube and absorbent elementrespectively.

3. A motor comprising a capillary dis charge tube, an absorbent element,and a member movable between the absorbent element and discharge tuberespectively and provided with means receiving liquid from the dischargetube through adhesion and conveying the liquid to the absorbent element.

4;. A motor comprising a capillary discharge tube, a collector and amember movable between the discharge tube and the collector, saidmovable member consisting of a balance rod an extremity of which isconstructed in the form of-an eye adapted to hold by adhesion a quantityof liquid received from the discharge tube upon contact therewith.

5. A motor'comprising a capillary discharge tube, a collector and amember movable between the discharge tube and the collector, saidcollector consisting of a container and a covering of absorbent materialadapted to relieve said movable memberof its load of liquid uponcontacting with same.

6. A motor comprising a capillary discharge tube, a collector, a membermovable between the discharge tube and the collector, and a resilientmember attached to said collector and disposed in the path of themovable member to engage the same and by a rebounding action assist saidmovable element in obtaining a reverse movement.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' OLIVER R. BUCK.

Witnesses:

CHAS. KUHN, GEORGE S. HENDERSON.

Copies of thispatent may be obtained for five cents'each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G.

